Payroll Giving

Payroll Giving is a simple and tax efficient scheme that allows your employees to donate regularly to Cancer Research UK directly from their salary.

Whatever the size of your business, Payroll Giving is quick and easy to put in place, requiring minimal cost or administrative resource.

How Payroll Giving works

Each pay day, a specified donation is taken directly out of any participating employees' gross salary – after National Insurance has been deducted but before tax.

The end result is that it costs your employees up to 40% less to make their donations. For example, if your employee pledges £5, the actual cost to them will be £3 (based on a higher rate tax payer).

A Payroll Giving Agency will handle the transfer of all these donations for you, and pay them directly to Cancer Research UK.

Benefits to your company

Payroll Giving is a great way to boost company image, increase staff morale and demonstrate your company's commitment to social responsibility. Find out more about the benefits.

You can also find out why The Royal Bank of Scotland Group supports the Payroll Giving scheme.

Benefits to us

The income we receive from Payroll Giving makes an extremely valuable contribution to the groundbreaking work of Cancer Research UK. Regular, reliable donations allow us to plan ahead and budget for the future. Take a look at few examples of how small donations can make a real difference to our work.

How do I set up and promote Payroll Giving?

Download our Payroll Giving guide for employers (PDF, 756KB) for all the information you need about how Payroll Giving works and ways to promote the scheme to your employees.

How does Payroll Giving work for my employees?

Visit the Payroll Giving for employees section of our website for details. The section includes a Payroll Giving calculator so employees can see the benefit of making tax efficient donations.

Get in touch

If your company is interested in Payroll Giving for charities including Cancer Research UK, please fill in our online form.